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cent. of the registered births; whilst in the Whitechapel District.
those infants who died under the age of one year. equalled 25.9 per
cent. of the total deaths. and 15.6 per cent. of the registered
births.
The deaths of children under five years of age. including the
above. were for London equal to 39.1 per cent. of the total deaths.
and 26.5 per cent. of the registered births; and for the Whitechapel
District. they were equal to 44.5 per cent. of the total
deaths. and 26.8 per cent. of the registered births.
The increased number of deaths from certain infantile diseases
during the year. accounts for the increased percentages recorded
in the last two paragraphs.
It is interesting to contrast the District deaths from each class
of disease with those deaths which occurred in London as a whole.
and a glance at Table I* of the Appendix will enable the reader to
observe the percentage of deaths under each class respectively to
total deaths. The result is not dissimilar from that recorded in
preceding years. Thus in the zymotic class. a difference of i'30
appears in favor of the Whilechapel District. and nearly the same
observation will apply to diseases of the heart. As usual. however.
the Metropolis. as a whole. has a better record for Constitutional
diseases. and also for diseases of the Digestive System.
No death from small.pox has been registered in the District
during the year. Cases of the disease have appeared from time to
time. In an adjoining District many cases had been reported. and.
in at least one instance. the disease was thus imported into our
District. In many cases I was unable to trace the source of
the disease. but all cases were personally investigated. and the
greatest care was taken to prevent the spread of the disease. In
all. 26 cases were reported between March 15th and December
28th. Five of the cases occurred in the London Hospital. and in
only one of these was the patient a District Resident. I am
desirous of recording the fact that I took much trouble to re.
vaccinate all persons who had been exposed to risk of contagion.
So far as I could learn in only one instance was any other member
of the family attacked after the removal of the patient. This
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